Specialist Sector

Tuesday

30th Sep 2025

The view from Vietnam: a growing market that’s home to 15,000 teachers
Four senior leaders provide insights into living and working in Vietnam, a country that has experienced rapid growth in the international school sector
Train street in Vietnam

Monday

29th Sep 2025

Why we teach Years 7 and 8 about cryptocurrency
Bitcoin and other emerging payment systems may be nascent but, at this school, teaching pupils about their place in the world of money is embedded in its financial literacy work
Teaching students about the impact of cryptocurrencies on the financial world

Wednesday

24th Sep 2025

Helping international schools improve support for new mums
An international leader explains how a new toolkit she’s created can help schools to better support staff who are pregnant or new mothers outside of their home country
Baby reaching for hand
Safeguarding: 4 impacts of switching to anonymous reporting
One international school leader explains the benefits – and challenges – of giving students the chance to report any safeguarding concerns anonymously online
Girl behind security window

Monday

22nd Sep 2025

7 survival tips for new international teachers
If you’re starting a new teaching job overseas, you’ve got plenty of challenges ahead – but Sherish Osman has some advice to help you avoid unnecessary stress
Hopscotch number 7
How we’ve adapted coursework and essays to guard against AI
Artificial intelligence poses a threat to cognitive development, warns this history lead, who explains the steps his international school has taken to stop students using it for their work
No Ai sign

Tuesday

16th Sep 2025

Mission vs the market: lessons from an international school lawsuit
A legal dispute between Hong Kong International School and its founding church highlights wider challenges for international schools
Hong Kong skyline

Monday

15th Sep 2025

AI’s ‘soulless’ writing can’t match pupils’ authenticity
English teacher Jack Dempsey says nothing beats marking work that shows a student riding the brainwave of an idea
Once upon a time

Thursday

11th Sep 2025

SEND overseas: 5 lessons from Germany’s schools
A trust leader reflects on what they learned from a trip to Germany about how other nations approach special education needs and disabilities provision
Berlin, Germany

Tuesday

2nd Sep 2025

Why we chose Nigeria for our next international school
Wellington College’s Chris Woolf explains the decision-making processes involved in selecting a new international school site, as the group enters another new territory
Arial shot of Lagos, Nigeria

Wednesday

13th Aug 2025

Teaching EAL: 4 books for international teachers
An educator in Peru shares resources that will be helpful for teachers working with large numbers of pupils with English as an additional language
classroom

Friday

8th Aug 2025

5 books all new international teachers should read
From understanding cultural nuances in different countries and teaching to diverse cohorts to grappling with geopolitics, here are some top tomes for teachers heading abroad
Tea and books